Archive for March, 2007

Top 5 Reasons To Go Wireless

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

Wireless networking is 1 of the greatest new computer
technologies in terms of convenience. If you\’re weighing the
pros and cons of wireless before taking the leap, here are 5 to
put in the \”pro\” column.

#1: No More Wires

Of all the reasons to switch your network to wireless, this is
perhaps the most important. Wires are inconvenient, expensive,
dangerous, and downright ugly.

No more wires across the floor improves the safety of your home,
since it\’s easy to trip over exposed wires.

The average Ethernet wire doesn\’t cost much per foot, but it
adds up quickly. To run wires between rooms or floors, you have
to knock holes in the walls, which might not even be an option
for renters.

Plus when you move you don\’t have the mess of disconnecting all
the wires only to re-connect them at the other end. Nor do you
have to examine every wire for damage if your internet
connection goes down.

#2: Internet Access For All

Wireless networking gives you a cheap, easy way to share 1
internet connection among multiple computers. You can add new
computers to your network simply by plugging in a wireless card
and switching them on — they get an internet connection
immediately!

#3: Share Files And Printers

A wireless network gives you access to your files wherever you
are, and makes it easy to synchronize the data of a laptop and a
desktop computer. It\’s much easier to send files between
computers with a wireless network than by email, or CD.

Plus, with the printer connected, you can also write things
wherever you happen to be, press print, and go collect them from
a printer connected to another computer. Printers plugged into 1
of the network\’s computers are shared by all the computers
automatically.

#4: Always ON

Broadband revolutionized networking with internet connections
being continuously connected — no need to dial in every time.
Wireless networking lets network connections be always-on, so
any of your computers can connect to the internet whenever you
want. Take laptops from room to room or out on the deck –
they\’ll have an internet connection. Plus, there\’s no need for
excessive password entry.

#5: Freedom!

With wireless networking, you can even take your computer
wherever the signal reaches. Going wireless is much like the
switching from the old fashioned wall-mounted telephone to a
cellular phone. The freedom is exhilarating.

About the author:
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to learn more. Ron King is a full-time
researcher, writer, and web developer. Copyright 2005 Ron King.
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intact.

Buying a Hard-drive – How Much Space Do You Need?

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

For novice buyers of computers or of a separate hard drive, it\’s
often hard to tell exactly how big you should go. Many people
don\’t even have a good idea of what a \”gigabyte\” is or how much
space there files will take up. How exactly do you figure out
how much storage space you\’ll need?

If you already have a computer, this is actually an extremely
easy thing to figure out. Right-click on your C: drive under the
My Computer option, and select \”Properties.\” This will bring up
a little pie chart that tells you how much space you have and
how much you are using. It will tell you in \”gigabytes\” or \”GB\”,
a unit of storage space. Once you\’ve found out how much you\’re
currently using, you should make sure that you get a hard drive
that has at least a little more – you\’ll want at least 20-25%
more than what you\’re currently using, just to allow yourself
room to grow. If you\’re on the low end (under 20 gigabytes), you
should get even more, mainly because newer programs will take up
more and more space. What if you don\’t already have computer
space to measure? It depends on what you\’re doing with it. If
you\’re just using your computer for basic business functions
(e-mail, typing, etc.) then you only need 20-40 gigabytes. If
you\’re using it for games, you\’ll want as much as you can get.
If you have more advanced business functions (such as graphics
design), then go for at least 100 gigabytes or so. The most
important thing is that you don\’t want to run out – if you do,
you\’ll have to delete something or buy a whole new drive.

About the author:
Teve Torbes has interesting opinions on the subject of air purifier
things, and he has produced a forklifts web site. He
has also managed a wonderful air bed thing.

Data-Recovery: What You Need

Monday, March 26th, 2007

Data recovery is something we hope that we will never need.
Whether you simply make the mistake of deleting important
software or you lose it all in a computer crash, that valuable
asset of information may seem like it is lost forever. But, if
you have complete and quality data-recovery software on your
computer or through your system, you can be confident that it
has a backup and it is there even though these things will
happen to you. This can be so important when it comes to
safeguarding your business or your personal information.

What people do not realize is that there are a number of ways
that things can go wrong on their computers. Whether you are
responsible for the computers of a large corporation, a small
business or even just your own personal computer, having a way
to restore information when things go wrong is quite important.
Here are some things that could happen to you, well, anytime,
even right now. Your computer could be running slowly or be
loaded with powerful spyware that can destroy files, transmit
personal data or, even worse, cause the computer to crash. All
of a sudden, it\’s gone. Or, you could be working along nicely
without a care in the world and bam! A power surge, an electric
storm or something else electrical happens and it\’s all gone.

There are many more ways in which you can lose all of the
personal data that is stored on your computer. You don\’t even
have to have the programs running to lose it. Nevertheless, many
people mistakenly believe this will not happen to them and
therefore do not do anything to prevent this total loss. Data
recovery is necessary for this not to happen. The strange thing
is, it takes only minutes to install and use and it virtually
and it takes care of itself. It is not overly costly either. So,
why don\’t more people use data recovery? They just don\’t realize
its importance. And that is one mistake we don\’t want to make.
Data recovery is a need all computer users have.

About the author:
For more information please see
http://www.data-recovery-help.co.uk